पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra192.88°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani299.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

Colombo, Sri Lanka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:17
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871495.27
Julian Day2459960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.90°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1749°), declination -21.01°, EoT -9.69 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2023-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)